Lee Kuan Yew, the founding prime minister of Singapore who died early Monday, was the master of the pithy quote, peppering his speeches and books with sharp insights and, sometimes, withering put-downs. Here is a selection:

A clash between a former Malaysian leader, Mahathir Mohamad, and the current one, Najib Razak, over alleged mismanagement of the country’s troubled multi-billion-dollar national investment fund is destabilizing the government

Malaysia’s opposition coalition is facing a fresh setback after the spiritual leader of the country’s main Islamic party died Thursday night of prostate cancer, just days after opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was imprisoned in a contentious sodomy case.

Malaysian authorities arrested well-known cartoonist Zunar for alleged sedition, in a clampdown on criticism after opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim saw his final appeal against a sodomy conviction rejected.

Malaysia’s highest court rejected opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s final appeal against his conviction on sodomy charges and sentenced him to five years in prison, capping a trial that is reshaping the country’s political landscape.

Zunar’s cartoons are unashamedly political and can bring him into conflict with authority. His latest collection accuses Malaysia’s government of orchestrating the prosecution of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on sodomy charges.

Malaysian state-owned investment firm 1Malaysia Development Bhd. missed another deadline to repay a $550 million loan over the weekend, although people familiar with the matter say it is edging closer to sealing a financing arrangement with local tycoon Ananda Krishnan to help pay off the debt.

Thailand’s former leader was temporarily banned from political life and will soon face criminal charges. But her troubles are seen by some as a sideshow to the ruling military junta’s stewardship of a flagging economy.

The guilty verdict in the impeachment complaint against former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra could take Thailand into a new phase in the conflict between its former populist civilian leaders and the ruling armed forces.